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Why I’m Still Not Buying the Blue Tsunami

Why I’m Still Not Buying the Blue Tsunami

Before the results come in tonight, I want to explain why I’ve resisted the predictions of a blue wave, much less a blue tsunami. My prediction:...

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Larry O'Connor

Why Byrna Makes Different Kinds of Protection

Why Byrna Makes Different Kinds of Protection

It's easy to think about protection as a single thing. You either have a way to defend yourself, or you don't. But real life isn't...

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Cam Edwards

Sixteen Promises Kept, Four to Go: Why Your Vote on November 3 Is the Whole Ball Game

Sixteen Promises Kept, Four to Go: Why Your Vote on November 3 Is the Whole Ball Game

The doomers say you can't vote your way out of this. The record says otherwise, and the unfinished work says vote RED down-ballot. Elon Musk is...

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John Nantz

Haley Stevens Did What?

Haley Stevens Did What?

When a politician makes a move that changes nothing, the reaction should be a shrug. A shrug is not what Haley Stevens got. On Sunday, two days before...

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Kevin McCullough

Sorry, but Independents Aren’t the Huge Factor You Think They Are

Sorry, but Independents Aren’t the Huge Factor You Think They Are

Whenever I write about Republican voter registration advantages over Democrats, or Republican voter turnout surpassing Democratic turnout, naysayers...

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Rachel Alexander

Chicago Needs a Mayor Who Knows How to Get the Job Done

Chicago Needs a Mayor Who Knows How to Get the Job Done

From public safety to economic recovery, Chicago's next mayor will inherit a city that needs fewer excuses and more accountability. From public...

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Christian Josi

Mandy Patinkin and Me

Mandy Patinkin and Me

 You don’t know this about me, but Mandy Patinkin and I go way back even though we’ve never met. In 1988, after being named ABC News Person of...

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Jonathan Feldstein

Why Is Decoy Dan on the Run?

Why Is Decoy Dan on the Run?

If retired Petersburg, Alaska teacher Daniel J. “Decoy Dan” Sullivan truly wants to represent Alaska in the Senate, he’s not doing a very good...

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Scott Hogenson

The Unholy Alliance Between the Media and the Polls

The Unholy Alliance Between the Media and the Polls

As the 2026 midterm elections approached, the liberal media breathlessly reported an avalanche of new poll results. The purpose was not to inform, but...

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Jeff Crouere

An Ounce of Prevention Beats a Pound of Lawsuits

An Ounce of Prevention Beats a Pound of Lawsuits

I coached youth sports for more than a decade, and it taught me that scoreboards are neutral ledgers about who was better on any given day. The...

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Jay Rogers

The Battle Rages On!

The Battle Rages On!

I have been to the Gettysburg battlefield on several occasions, even leading a battlefield walk. Gettysburg was a critical turning point in the...

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Allen West

Barack Obama: Old, Tired, Tone-Deaf Elitist

Barack Obama: Old, Tired, Tone-Deaf Elitist

The Democrats are desperate, or so it seems, based on the aggressive campaigning despite the usual odds that the party out of power does well in the...

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Arthur Schaper

Firing in the Nagmash

Firing in the Nagmash

Some very fundamental assumptions don’t work anymore. As a public service to Townhall readers, I occasionally add some Hebrew words, so that should...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Did Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie Die at the Alamo to Put James Talarico in the Senate?

Did Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie Die at the Alamo to Put James Talarico in the Senate?

“Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis,‘Get some volunteers and go,fortify the Alamo.’Well, the men came from Texas,and from old Tennessee,And...

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Mark Lewis

Grab Your Friends and Family and Get to the Polls Tomorrow

Grab Your Friends and Family and Get to the Polls Tomorrow

Normally, I use the column to make a case for or against some person or some policy, but not today. If you need convincing at this point, I’d have...

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Derek Hunter

Your Vote for the Republicans Is a Vote Against Tyranny

Your Vote for the Republicans Is a Vote Against Tyranny

You need to go vote for every Republican on your ballot. The election Tuesday isn’t going to be the breaking point for this little experiment we...

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Kurt Schlichter

The Cult of Divorce

The Cult of Divorce
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Robert Orlando

The Next Frontier in Disability Rights: Freedom Shouldn't Stop at a State Line

The Next Frontier in Disability Rights: Freedom Shouldn't Stop at a State Line
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Marc Molinaro

Mind Viruses, Mass Hysteria, and the Lost Art of Rational Belief

Mind Viruses, Mass Hysteria, and the Lost Art of Rational Belief
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A.j. Rice

France's Unrest Should Make Americans Ask: What Are We Asking People to Join?

France's Unrest Should Make Americans Ask: What Are We Asking People to Join?
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Peter Demos

In a World of War and Artificial Intelligence, Philanthropy May Be Our Last Human Advantage

In a World of War and Artificial Intelligence, Philanthropy May Be Our Last Human Advantage
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Frank Salvato

Two Dans, One Ballot, and a Case for Sunlight

Two Dans, One Ballot, and a Case for Sunlight
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Jay Rogers

Biden’s Medicare Mess Is Hurting Rural Seniors Right Before the Midterms

Biden’s Medicare Mess Is Hurting Rural Seniors Right Before the Midterms
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Ken Blackwell

Elissa Slotkin Shows That More Democrat Lawfare Is Coming

Elissa Slotkin Shows That More Democrat Lawfare Is Coming
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Bob Barr

Israel, Inc.

Israel, Inc.
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Alan Joseph Bauer

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 344: Cheryl White, Ph.D. Interview: Unique Shroud of Turin Graphics Booklet

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 344: Cheryl White, Ph.D. Interview: Unique Shroud of Turin Graphics Booklet
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Myra Kahn Adams

Confident People Don’t Do What Democrats Are Doing at the End of the Campaign

Confident People Don’t Do What Democrats Are Doing at the End of the Campaign
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Derek Hunter

Senate Democrats’ Moderate Disguises Aren’t Fooling Anyone This Halloween

Senate Democrats’ Moderate Disguises Aren’t Fooling Anyone This Halloween

Halloween is a good time to remember that appearances can be deceiving. Especially when it comes to this year’s Senate Democrats. The radical...

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Tayte Christensen

Who Had the Worst Week?

Who Had the Worst Week?

Four politicians. Three Senate races. One congressional incumbent. Election Day is Tuesday, and every one of them has found a fresh way to remind us...

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Kevin McCullough

Teachers Are Paying for November Whether They Like It or Not

Teachers Are Paying for November Whether They Like It or Not

This November will be the most expensive midterm in American history. AdImpact projects $11.6 billion in political advertising, more than the 2024...

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Ryan Walters

Teachers Are Paying for November Whether They Like It or Not

Teachers Are Paying for November Whether They Like It or Not

This November will be the most expensive midterm in American history. AdImpact projects $11.6 billion in political advertising, more than the 2024...

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Ryan Walters

Women Are Not Just Small Men: Melania Trump’s Health Initiative Gets That Right

Women Are Not Just Small Men: Melania Trump’s Health Initiative Gets That Right

One phrase that gets lip service in medical training is, “Women are not just small men.” Meaning that women are different from men and may need...

30.10.2026 1

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Monique Yohanan

Candidate El-Sayed Gets a Pass Press Secretary Zacharia Didn’t

Candidate El-Sayed Gets a Pass Press Secretary Zacharia Didn’t

Is deceptively claiming to be a lawyer worse than deceptively claiming to be a doctor? If there’s one word to describe Michigan Senate candidate...

30.10.2026 1

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James Fitzpatrick

The Real Halloween Scare: Fake News

The Real Halloween Scare: Fake News

Editor's Note: Do you enjoy Townhall's conservative reporting exposing the radical left and woke media? Support our work so we can keep...

30.10.2026 1

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Tom Purcell

Beyond El-Sayed’s Hate Campaign: Trump Policies Have Driven Michigan Gains in Manufacturing, Crime

Beyond El-Sayed’s Hate Campaign: Trump Policies Have Driven Michigan Gains in Manufacturing, Crime

DETROIT – Michigan has been a focus of the 2026 election campaign with Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s successful, relentless hate...

30.10.2026 1

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Henry Payne

Spending More, Teaching Less

Spending More, Teaching Less

Ben Stein’s economics teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” asked his class, “Anyone? Anyone?” and got silence. Forty years later, I’d...

30.10.2026 1

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Jay Rogers

On the Midterm Ballot: Does America Have the Will to Survive?

On the Midterm Ballot: Does America Have the Will to Survive?

As we watch the radical Left’s insurrection in France and Italy, President Trump’s 2017 speech in Warsaw, Poland, is especially relevant to the...

30.10.2026 1

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Timothy Daughtry

After the Midterms, Will Progressives Break the Electrical Grid?

After the Midterms, Will Progressives Break the Electrical Grid?

During Joe Biden’s disastrous four years as acting President, ruled by puppet masters, we witnessed massive airline transportation boondoggles;...

30.10.2026 2

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Jeff Davidson

Socialism Is Not the Democrat Party’s Life Preserver

Socialism Is Not the Democrat Party’s Life Preserver

With less than a week to go, two things matter. Remember what it was like under President Biden; inflation was high, gas prices were even higher than...

30.10.2026 2

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Terry Paulson

Texas, Are You Listening?

Texas, Are You Listening?

Recently, on X, Libs of TikTok provided a few of the deviant, un-American, incoherent ramblings James Talarico has emitted in his political career, to...

30.10.2026 2

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Mark Lewis

Philadelphia Is Dusting Off the Subprime Playbook

Philadelphia Is Dusting Off the Subprime Playbook

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to make her city the first in the nation to offer a city-backed mortgage, available to people who wouldn’t...

30.10.2026 3

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Ej Antoni

Socialism Is the Left’s Chatbot

Socialism Is the Left’s Chatbot

Seeking explanation for socialism’s American ascent, modern technology is this archaic ideology’s perfect analogy. Socialism is a chatbot. It...

29.10.2026 4

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J.t. Young

Ranked-Choice Voting Is a Failed Experiment. Alaska Can End It This November.

Ranked-Choice Voting Is a Failed Experiment. Alaska Can End It This November.

I launched the first campaign to repeal ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Alaska in 2024. That was less than two years after the state’s...

29.10.2026 3

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Phil Izon

Isn't This an Attack on Democracy?

Isn't This an Attack on Democracy?

In August, Mary Peltola told Alaskans, "It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate. YES!" Her campaign might have...

29.10.2026 5

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Erick Erickson

They Wanted to Build a Housing Utopia. They Created a Nightmare.

They Wanted to Build a Housing Utopia. They Created a Nightmare.

One of the welfare state's favorite areas of intervention is housing construction and assistance for people on lower incomes. This is the subject...

29.10.2026 3

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Dr. Rainer Zitelmann

Congress Should Pass the Safe Step Act to Stop Insurers From Walking All Over Us

Congress Should Pass the Safe Step Act to Stop Insurers From Walking All Over Us

One of the things that D.C. pundits like myself say about the persistent healthcare debate is that there’s no silver bullet. The myriad forces...

29.10.2026 7

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Jared Whitley

Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi Are Making the Case for Prop 39

Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi Are Making the Case for Prop 39

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took aim at Proposition 39 in San Francisco on Friday, with Pelosi criticizing...

29.10.2026 4

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Byron Fisher

Echoes of 1776 in Today's Divisive Politics

Echoes of 1776 in Today's Divisive Politics

It's easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's Declaration of Independence. You...

29.10.2026 4

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Michael Barone

The Elitist Media Are Terrible Guardians of Democracy

The Elitist Media Are Terrible Guardians of Democracy

Whenever the elitist media comes under attack as "fake news" from President Donald Trump, they pretend that this is a battle between the...

29.10.2026 7

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Tim Graham

Stairway to Drebin

Stairway to Drebin

Only the Police Squad detective could figure out this mystery. Picture Ahmed and Abdul. They are cousins living outside of Jericho. They work on a...

29.10.2026 7

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Alan Joseph Bauer